The Best Backpacking in Wayne County

Crack Canyon via Behind the Reef Road is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Hanksville, Utah.

Lower Spring Canyon Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Torrey, Utah.

This hike is by far my favorite trail I've been on. To begin, you access Upper Muley Twist Canyon Road from the top of the Burr Trail Road switchbacks. Regular vehicles can be driven a little less than half a mile to the trailhead (adding about 3 miles to get to the trailhead, about 6 miles round...

Lower Muley Twist Canyon and Grand Gulch Loop is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Boulder, Utah.

There is something magical about Deer Creek Lake. The views are amazing, the hike is revitalizing, and the mountain air speaks to your soul. Stars seem to shine brighter here than any other trip you will go on. Out here, it is you and the wild. You will be able to see fish colored with bright cut...

Little Death Hollow and Wolverine Canyon Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Boulder, Utah.

Halls Creek Canyon Trail is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Hanksville, Utah.

Upheaval Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Moab, Utah.

Boulder Mail Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Escalante, Utah.

The most popular route into Death Hollow is from the Boulder airstrip near the town of Boulder, Utah.  The trailhead for the Boulder Mail Trail begins, or ends here depending on which way you are hiking.  Leave a car at the Highway 12 bridge over the Escalante River for the thru hike, or get luck...

Death Hollow and Escalante River is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Boulder, Utah.

Be advised, the NPS signs and maps that warn of a very difficult hike ahead are not hyperbole, as I thought at first. This hike is a loop around the famous Upheaval Dome on an unmaintained trail that leads you down over 1500 feet into the canyon, close to the Green River, then climbs back up 1500...

The San Rafael Swell, is the home of many adventures! One of those adventures being canyoneering. There are many slot canyons of various skill levels that have been explored and descended. There are many other canyons that still have yet to be explored by man kind. The Swell is large and ungo...